Residential delivery area · New Mexico
ZIP Code 87524: Costilla, NM
ZIP code 87524 is in Costilla, New Mexico, entirely in Taos County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 450 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 71% of its land lies in Costilla (a census-designated place); 30% is outside any Census place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- ZBP2023
- Town
- Costilla · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Taos County
- Census places
- Costilla census-designated place
- Micro area
- Taos, NM
- House district
- NM-3 119th Congress
- State
- New Mexico
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Land area
- 4.3 sq mi · 105 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 87524?
87524 centers on 36.970°, -105.537° and covers 4.3 square miles of land. It borders 3 ZIP codes: 87556, 87512, 81152.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 87524, open its center on OpenStreetMap.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).
How does 87524 compare with the rest of Taos County?
| Measure | 87524 | In Taos County | In NM |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 450 | 14th of 21 | 232nd of 371 |
| Median household income | – | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | – | not ranked | not ranked |
87524's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (450). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.
It is denser than 54% of U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).
How many people live in 87524?
The 2020 Census counted 203 people in 87524; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 450. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 450±573 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 203
- Households
- 141
- Median age
- 35.4
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).
Who lives in 87524?
Of the 450 people the ACS estimates in 87524, 27.1% are under 18 and 7.8% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Hispanic or Latino (100.0%).
- Under 1827.1%
- 18 to 6465.1%
- 65 and older7.8%
- Hispanic or Latino100.0%
- White, not Hispanic0.0%
- Black, not Hispanic0.0%
- Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
- Other or two or more0.0%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.
What are homes worth in 87524?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- –
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 100.0%
- Housing units
- 172
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
What businesses are in 87524?
4 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 1 more than in 2018 (ZIP Code Business Patterns).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).
Which ZIP codes are next to 87524?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87556 | Questa | 3,008 | $53k | 10.9 mi |
| 87512 | Amalia | 372 | – | 11.2 mi |
| 81152 | San Luis, CO | 1,244 | $32k | 13.8 mi |
| 81138 | Jaroso, CO | 17 | – | 6.2 mi (near) |
| 87519 | Cerro | 798 | – | 15.2 mi (near) |
| 81126 | Chama, CO | 506 | $53k | 16.9 mi (near) |
| 81151 | Sanford, CO | 1,716 | $43k | 20.9 mi (near) |
| 87558 | Red River | 1,064 | $49k | 20.9 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.